The Police Command in Imo State has launched investigation into the murder of another legal practitioner, Mr Garricks Anyanwu, who was killed by assailants a week ago. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered an illegal refinery producing diesel in Otulu Community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo. Its spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi stated on Friday in Abuja that more than 95,000 litres of illegally-refined diesel and stolen crude oil,...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in cooperation with sister security agencies, have raided and destroyed the supreme headquarters of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at mother valley, Orsu council area of Imo. The Force Commander, Joint Task Force South-East, Operation Udo Ka, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, disclosed...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Nigerian Army troops have successfully cleared IPOB/ESN hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, neutralising one IPOB/ESN terrorist after an intense firefight on Saturday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a...
The Imo Police Command has deployed a Special Tactical Squad to hunt down hoodlums responsible for the attack on Correctional Service Farm Settlement at Umualomoke in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Owerri....
Police in Imo State have confirmed an attack on a Correctional Service Farm Settlements, in Umualomoke community in the Okigwe LGA of the state leading to the release of seven inmates, the abduction of the officer in charge of the farm settlement, and the death of a...
An Imo-based journalist, Mr Reginald Mbajunwa, has narrated how his 17-year-old son, Nzubechi, was kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Church for a crossover night on Wednesday, January 31. Mbajunwa, the Director of News at the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, told newsmen on Thursday in Owerri that he...
The Police command in Imo on Wednesday, confirmed the death of five vandals in an explosion that rocked Obitti community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with...
Police Command in Imo has uncovered three decomposing unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnap victims at a forest in Ihiagwa and Avu communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, confirmed the discovery to the News Agency...
Troops have destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo, in an operation jointly carried out by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and civil defence corps. Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, said this in a...
There was an air of jubilation at the Dan Anyiam stadium in Owerri, as a massive crowd of supporters turned up to witness the inauguration of Gov Hope Uzodimma’s second term in office Uzodimma, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged the winner in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has suspended indefinitely the proposed planned Imo Delegates’ Conference. NLC General Secretary, Mr Emma Ugboaja, said this on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement addressed to all its affiliates. Ugboaja said the suspension of the delegates conference in the state...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has held a closed door meeting with the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, but the outcome was not made public. The Secretary-General of the apex-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Amb. Okey Emuchay, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria of Nigeria...
Gunmen abducted the traditional ruler of Orodo Autonomous Community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo, Eze Samuel Ohiri from his residence on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the heavily-armed four-man gang stormed the residence of the former chairman of the Council of Imo...
The police in Imo, have confirmed the death of eight members of a family in an auto crash at the Amanwozuzu junction, Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the Ikeduru LGA, Lucky Ahiole, confirmed the development to newsmen in...
The Police Command in Imo has announced the arrest of 15 suspected members of Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Spokesman of the Police Command, ASP Henry Okoye, said in a statement issued in Owerri on Friday that...
The Labour Party in Imo has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of denying it access to inspect the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machine (BVAS) used for the November 11 Governorship poll. The state Chairman of the party, Mr Callistus Ihejiagwa, made the accusation at a news...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma on Friday launched “Exercise Golden Dawn III”, a military operation, initiated to enhance security in the state during the Yuletide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor performed the launch in a brief ceremony at Obinze, near Owerri. Uzodinma,...
Gunmen on Monday attacked and shot two policemen and a young man to death at Ahiara Junction in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the suspected killer squad instantly opened fire on the security personnel, who were reportedly...
Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of Otulu community in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state, HRH, Eze Joe Ochulor. The monarch was kidnapped by the yet-to-be identified gunmen on Saturday morning, November 25, 2023. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity told the...